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The Kirkstone

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<b>The Kirkstone</b>Posted by fitzcoraldoImage © fitzcoraldo
Nearest Town:Ambleside (5km SSW)
OS Ref (GB):   NY402086 / Sheet: 90
Latitude:54° 28' 8.39" N
Longitude:   2° 55' 22.05" W

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"... They saw, adventurously impelled,
And older eyes than theirs beheld,
This block--and yon, whose church-like frame
Gives to this savage Pass its name.
Aspiring Road! that lov'st to hide
Thy daring in a vapoury bourn,
Not seldom may the hour return
When thou shalt be my guide:..."

Taken from the Poem The Pass of Kirkstone
By William Wordsworth
1817
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fitzcoraldo Posted by fitzcoraldo
4th August 2006ce

"The obelisk shaped stone is reputed to be the origin of the name of the pass because of it's resemblance in profile to a church roof."

Lakes and Cumbria Today
Issue 7
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fitzcoraldo Posted by fitzcoraldo
19th September 2003ce
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